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Current epidemiological profile of the Mpox virus in Africa; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

BackgroundThe Mpox virus has caused two major outbreaks in the last three years. The first Mpox outbreak was in 2022,and it spread mainly in Europe and the Americas. The second …

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How to improve healthcare workersâ motivation to adopt and effectively utilize new technologies, such as smart paper technology, designed to improve data capture in their work environment; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Over the past five years, Mukono district has implemented smart paper technology(SPT) to improve data capture and reporting efficiency in health facilities, focusing on the ExpandedProgram on Immunization (EPI). …

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Interventions to Improve HPV Screening Rates in Mukono District; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection,incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infectedwomen and providing sample self-collection kits for convenience. …

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Strategies for reducing mortality due to motorcycle accidents; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The rise in morbidity and mortality from motorcycle-related injuries is concerning, especially with the increasing popularity of motorcycles for transportation. Despite this trend, the management of crash victims has …

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Understanding the Problem of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths in Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: Maternal and perinatal mortality in Uganda remains a significant public health issue despite various healthcare interventions. Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or …

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Why immunisation coverage is not recovering; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background:The Uganda Ministry of Health monitors HPV screening through district-level data collection, incentivizing active monitoring. In Mukono District, efforts have focused on educating HIV-infected women and providing sample self-collection kits …

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Why vaccine coverage, which dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, is slow to recover, particularly in Kampala and Wakiso; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to the delivery of healthcare services,including routine immunization, leading to a sharp decline in vaccine coverage. In 2021, 25 million childrenmissed their …

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Enhancing youthsâ role in the mitigation of climate change effects on Sexual and Reproductive Health; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2023
brief
Health Research

Background: The impacts of climate change on sexual and reproductive health include increases in GBV, strained access to SRH services resulting in unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases,among others. Furthermore, …

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Strategies to improve vaccination data capture in Ugandaâs health information management system; A Rapid Response Brief
ACRES
2024
brief
Health Research

Background: In Mukono District, Uganda, the issue of zero-dose childrenâthose who have notreceived any routine vaccinationsâarises from discrepancies, for instance, in populationdenominator data, delayed reporting through the Health Management Information …

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A livelihood intervention to improve economic and psychosocial well-being in rural Uganda: Longitudinal pilot study
Tsai A.C., Bangsberg D.R., Atuhumuza E., Kakuhikire B., Suquillo D., Mushavi R., Perkins J.M., Venkataramani A.S., Weiser S.D.
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research
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The Effects of ACT Treatment and TS Prophylaxis on Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytemia in a Cohort of Young Ugandan Children
Kakuru A, Wanzira H, Kamya MR, Tappero JW, Arinaitwe E, Dorsey G, Homsy J, Bigira V, Muhindo M, Jagannathan P and others...
2013
Journal, Article
Health Research

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TS) prophylaxis are important tools for malaria control, but there are concerns about their effect on gametocytes, the stage of the parasite responsible for …

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Artemisinin-based combination therapies are efficacious and safe for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in HIV-infected ugandan children
Achan J, Kakuru A, Ikilezi G, Mwangwa F, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Ruel T, Arinaitwe E, Dorsey G, Kamya M R and others...
2014
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background.âArtemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are highly efficacious and safe, but data from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)âinfected children concurrently receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and ACTs are limited.Methods.âWe evaluated 28-day outcomes following …

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Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy
Kakuru A, Natureeba P, Clark TD, Kamya MR, Havlir DV, Dorsey G, Olwoch P, Charlebois ED, Ategeka J, Jagannathan P and others...
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUNDIntermittent treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is widely recommended for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women in Africa. However, with the spread of resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, new interventions are needed.METHODSWe conducted …

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Malaria burden in a birth cohort of HIV-exposed uninfected Ugandan infants living in a high malaria transmission setting
Kakuru A, Ruel T, Natureeba P, Cohan D, Dorsey G, Kamya M R, Clark T D, Muhindo M K, Havlir D V
2016
Journal, Article
Health Research

AbstractBackground: HIV-exposed, uninfected (HEU) infants suffer high morbidity and mortality in the first year of life compared to HIV-unexposed, uninfected (HUU) infants, but accurate data on the contribution of malaria …

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING OF INSECTICIDE AND IMPROVED BIRTH OUTCOMES AMONG HIV-INFECTED PREGNANT WOMEN IN UGANDA
et al, Kakuru A., Koss C., Natureeba P., Roh M., Shiboski S., Global Health Group Malaria Elimination Initiative U. S. A.
2017
Journal, Article
Health Research

WATERLIT Abstract: Despite effective interventions to prevent malaria during pregnancy, the risk of adverse birth outcomes among HIV-infected pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. A recent study demonstrated …

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Impact of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy on the risk of malaria in infants: a systematic review
Dorsey G., Kakuru A., Staedke S. G., Rogerson S., Chandramohan D.
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Studies of the association between malaria in pregnancy (MiP) and malaria during infancy have provided mixed results. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate available evidence on the impact …

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Impact of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on the incidence of malaria in infancy: A randomized controlled trial
Dorsey G., Kajubi R., Jagannathan P., Ochieng T., Kakuru A., Kamya M.R., Clark T.D., Havlir D.V., Chandramohan D., Ochokoru H. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) significantly reduces the burden of malaria during pregnancy compared to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), the current standard of care, but …

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Infant sex modifies associations between placental malaria and risk of malaria in infancy
Dorsey G., Kajubi R., Jagannathan P., Ochieng T., Kakuru A., Kamya M.R., Clark T.D., Havlir D.V., Chandramohan D., Ochokoru H. and others...
2020
Journal, Article
Health Research

Background: Placental malaria (PM) has been associated with a higher risk of malaria during infancy. However, it is unclear whether this association is causal, and is modified by infant sex, …

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Central Nervous System Tumors in Uganda: Outcomes of Surgical Treatment and Complications Assessed Through Telephone Survey
Haglund MM, Kiryabwire J, Muhumuza M, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Vaca SD, Nalwanga J, Grant GA, Kakusa BW, Xu LW
2019
Journal, Article
Health Research

BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the largest unmet neurosurgical needs in the world, but has seen major improvements in neurosurgery-largely centered at Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH). This study implements …

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